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Give once. Give for ever.

A waqf is charity that never runs out. We keep your gift, invest it the Shariah-compliant way, and give the profit to families, masjids and funerals in the UK, year after year.

  • Shariah-compliant investment
  • Your gift is never spent
  • Gift Aid adds 25%
  • Registered charity 1210838

Charity that keeps growing

Most gifts are spent once. A waqf is different: your gift is kept for ever and invested. Every year its profit helps people here in the UK, and a part is added back so next year's help is a little bigger.

£3.20
given every year from a £100 waqf
4
funds you can choose from
1,400
years some waqfs have been giving
How a waqf works

How your waqf works

Three steps, and the third one repeats every year.

  1. You give once

    Choose a fund and an amount. Monthly gifts are added to your waqf each month.

  2. We invest it, the halal way

    Your gift is kept and invested with no interest and nothing harmful, so its value is protected.

  3. It gives every year

    The profit goes to the fund you chose, and a fifth is added back so your waqf grows.

A £100 waqf at 4% a year

£100kept for ever
£3.20given every year
80padded back so it grows

An example. Returns vary from year to year.

Our waqf funds

Your gift is kept in every fund. You choose who its yearly profit helps, and our Project Committee checks every case.

Poverty Fund

For local families struggling with the cost of living.

Masjid Fund

For small communities struggling to start or keep a masjid.

Burial Fund

For Islamic burials when there is no one else to pay.

General Fund

For wherever the need is greatest, year by year.

See what your waqf gives

Move the sliders. Your gift stays whole the whole time; only its profit is given.

Kept, never spentGiven so far
Still kept, never spent
Given to people in need
Start my £100 waqf

Illustration at 4% a year with a fifth added back. Returns vary.

Some waqfs have been giving for 1,400 years

Waqf is one of the oldest traditions in Islam. The first ones are still helping people today. Yours can join them.

  1. c. 630

    The Well of Rumah, Madinah

    Uthman ibn Affan (may Allah be pleased with him) bought the well and gave its water freely to everyone, for ever.

  2. 859

    Al-Qarawiyyin, Fez

    Founded by Fatima al-Fihri with her inheritance. It has taught students for more than 1,100 years.

  3. 1552

    Haseki Sultan Imaret, Jerusalem

    A soup kitchen set up as a waqf. It still feeds families in the Old City today.

  4. 2024

    Waqf Foundation, Slough

    Set up by the team behind Global Helping Hands, to bring eternal giving to families here in the UK.

  5. 2026

    Your waqf

    A gift that keeps giving in your name, long after we have left this world.

    Start my waqf

“When a person dies, their deeds come to an end except for three: a continuing charity, knowledge from which benefit is gained, or a righteous child who prays for them.”

Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, Sahih Muslim 1631

Fundraise for a waqf

Raise a waqf together

Run, fast, mark a birthday or remember someone you love, and ask family and friends to give. Everything raised goes into a waqf fund, so it keeps giving every year.

  1. Create your pageChoose a fund, set a target and say why it matters to you. It takes a few minutes.
  2. Share your linkSend it on WhatsApp, by email and on social media.
  3. It gives for everEvery gift goes into your chosen fund, and its profit is given every year.
Start a fundraiser
Example page My birthday waqf for the Masjid Fund £650 raised of £1,000 14 people have given
Volunteers handing out food to children in a camp A boy cupping his hands under a running tap

Global Helping Hands has supported hundreds of thousands of people. A waqf fund was the natural next step.

Global Helping Hands

Part of the Global Helping Hands family

Waqf Foundation was set up by Global Helping Hands, the charity that has supported hundreds of thousands of people in the UK and around the world. Setting up a waqf fund was the natural next step in that journey.

It was formed in November 2024 with one aim: to make eternal giving simple, so the charity we give today keeps benefiting us with ongoing reward, even when we have left this world.

We pool your donations, invest them in Shariah-compliant ways, and give what they earn to the people who need it most. Every case is assessed by our Project Committee, and every project is watched closely so it does the most good.

May Allah accept it from us and from you.

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More ways to give with Global Helping Hands

Waqf Foundation is part of Global Helping Hands. You can also give to their projects around the world.

Questions people ask

Can't find your answer? Email [email protected] or call 0333 090 2223, weekdays 9am to 5pm.

Is my donation ever spent?

No. Your original gift stays invested. Each year, the profit it makes goes to the fund you chose, and a part is added back so the waqf grows.

What does Shariah-compliant investment mean?

We only invest in ventures that follow Islamic principles, with no interest (riba) and nothing harmful. The aim is steady, ethical growth that protects the value of every donation.

Who decides where the profit goes?

You choose the fund. Within it, our Project Committee assesses every case, means-tests families and checks each project, with regular contact from our volunteers.

Can I add Gift Aid?

Yes, if you pay UK Income or Capital Gains Tax. We can claim 25p for every £1 you give, at no extra cost to you, and it goes into your waqf too.

Can I give every month?

Yes. Choose Monthly when you give. Each payment is added to your waqf, so it grows every month. You can manage it any time from your donor dashboard.